Changing the way people get around using augmented reality

The Problem

Generally, wayfinding is difficult, and applications like Google Maps are only partially solving this problem. It’s still hard for people to get around with ease, as wayfinding hasn’t been fully optimized. Wayfinding needs to be optimized for all users and augmented reality technology is the next step towards optimization.

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Our Solution

We’re creating a platform for events, campuses, airports and shops, which will allow users to get around these places, through augmented reality. We’re doing this through an integration that users will be able to navigate to destinations in AR on, being guided by waypoints in an interactive way.

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Our Solution

We’re creating a platform for events, campuses, airports and shops, which will allow users to get around these places, through augmented reality. We’re doing this through an integration were users will be guided to their destination using waypoints in an interactive way.

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Our Solution

We’re creating a platform for events, campuses, airports and shops, which will allow users to get around these places, through augmented reality. We’re doing this through an integration were users will be guided to their destination using waypoints in an interactive way.

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Our Solution

We’re creating a platform for events, campuses, airports and shops, which will allow users to get around these places, through augmented reality. We’re doing this through an integration were users will be guided to their destination using waypoints in an interactive way.

How it works

How it works

Using GPS to find your location

Using the Mapbox API, WaypointAR can find your relative location in a floor plan. The Mapbox Styling Platform allows us to upload floor plans and use this to pinpoint your specific location in the building or complex (E.g Building #1, Room 293).

Using GPS to find your location

Using the Mapbox API, WaypointAR can find your relative location in a floor plan. The Mapbox Styling Platform allows us to upload floor plans and use this to pinpoint your specific location in the building or complex (E.g Building #1, Room 293).

Overlaying waypoints to create pathways

WaypointAR will find ideal locations that are easy to see and is compatible with ARKit and ARCore to place the waypoints. These waypoints will guide the user to their destination, and will also be overlayed on the best possible route to a destination.

Overlaying waypoints to create pathways

WaypointAR will find ideal locations that are easy to see and is compatible with ARKit and ARCore to place the waypoints. These waypoints will guide the user to their destination, and will also be overlayed on the best possible route to a destination.

Tracking location live to superimpose waypoints

Mapbox will track your location live to optimize the AR experience and accuracy of the waypoints, and Mapbox Geolocation will further improve the accuracy based off the data detected from mobile clients.

Tracking location live to superimpose waypoints

Google Maps will track your location live to optimize the AR experience and accuracy of the waypoints, and Google Geolocation will further improve the accuracy based off the data detected from mobile clients.

Integrating AR into the User Experience

WaypointAR will be seamlessly integrated into mobile applications. For example, WaypointAR can be integrated in an event’s schedule screen to direct them towards different rooms within the venue.

Integrating AR into the User Experience

WaypointAR will be seamlessly integrated into mobile applications. For example, WaypointAR can be integrated in an event’s schedule screen to direct them towards different rooms within the venue.

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Applications

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Events

At events, it's essential that attendees are able to get to the next talk or presentation. WaypointAR allows this to be done within an app and allows for a simple user experience where the user follows waypoints for Point A to B.

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University Campuses

Getting around campuses can be extremely difficult to people who are new and do not know how to get around well. WaypointAR can be used for university campuses and would allow students and visitors to easily navigate around campus and remove the need for confusing maps.

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Airports

Airports are mostly difficult to navigate, but our product removes the need for confusion, and enables travellers to navigate through them via a mobile app. Not only does WaypointAR make navigation at airports simpler, it also solves the common language barrier, especially at international airports.

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Malls and Complexes

WaypointAR would allow for customers to navigate exactly to the places where there specific products are. Imagine being able to pick your product, get navigated to it, and immediately add it to your virtual cart. With WaypointAR, something like this, most commonly seen in sci-fi movies, is actually a reality!